Clinique Superdefense Broad Spectrum Spf 25 Fatigue + 1St Signs Of Age Multi-Correcting Cream
68/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
44
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +12 Homosalate at #3, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Homosalate at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #7, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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White cast
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- β2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #73
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Eye sting
Low
66
- +100 Starting score
- β16 Avobenzone at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Homosalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- β2 Petrolatum at #13, heaviest occlusive
- β2 Polyethylene at #56, wax film
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Fungal acne
Medium
42
- +100 Starting score
- β12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 80)
- β9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
- β37 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, PEG-8 Laurate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- β45 Avobenzone at #7, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 1 Glycerin at #15, the anchor humectant
- β 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #47, hyaluronic family
- β 1 1 strong humectants (Trehalose)
- β 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 1 Occlusives seal moisture in (Petrolatum)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer)
- β 1 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +19 3 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
Skincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- β¨ Niacinamide
Full ingredient list (73)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β shift a slider toward its ends (finish, moisture, makeup base). Auto-derived from our scoring rules and the ingredient's position.
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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 8 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 12 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- β 13 film former
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- β 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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13 Petrolatum
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- β 2 heaviest occlusive
- 1 β dewy occlusive
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- β 3 film former
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15 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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16 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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17 Trehalose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- β 3 film former
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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22 Resveratrol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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28 Creatine
Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Botanical extract
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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42 Caffeine
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing hyaluronic family
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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56 Polyethylene
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 wax film
- β 2 wax water lock
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Botanical extract
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58 Tromethamine
pH adjuster
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59 Dimethiconol
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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60 Sodium Rna
Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 12 feeds malassezia
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62 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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64 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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68 Phytic Acid
Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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70 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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72 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Colorant or pigment